African Liberation Day in Washington, D.C., May 22, 2010

Kwame Nkrumah speaking at the Organization of African Unity Summit in 1964 in Egypt calling for a continental unity government for Africa. 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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May 19, 2010

Sisters and Brothers, Comrades, Family and Friends,

The All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (GC), with heartfelt salutations, solidarity, and support, requests the honor of you and your organizations’ presence at our annual African Liberation Day (ALD) activities on Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Washington, DC. Please forgive the lateness of this email.

This year’s ALD celebration/demonstration theme is “Build the A-APRP (GC): the Inheritor and Continuator of the Revolutionary Theory and Practice of Kwame Nkrumah, Sekou Toure, and Kwame Ture! “ The A-APRP (GC) is a small but struggling revolutionary Pan-Africanist party with the aspirations to organize the scattered and suffering African masses living and struggling in over 125 countries worldwide, under the banner of Pan-Africanism; correctly defined by Kwame Nkrumah as “the total liberation and unification of Africa under scientific socialism”.

Our ALD 2010 activities include a Pan-African and International Symposium on Saturday morning from 10:00 am – 1:30 pm at St. Stephens Episcopal Church located at 1525 Newton Street NW, Washington, D.C. As it is our tradition, our Symposium will consist of two panels featuring revolutionary and progressive parties, organizations, and movements representing struggling and oppressed Peoples across the globe.

The theme for Panel 1 is “The Irrefutable Ideological Convictions of those Faithful to the African and Worldwide Revolutions.” Invited participants for this Panel include: Parti de la Révolution Populaire Africaine de Guinée , African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence of Mali, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, the Movement for Socialism-Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples, the Afro-Venezuela Network and United Socialist Party of Venezuela, the Sandinista National Liberation Front, the Cuban Communist Party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front; and the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (GC).
The theme for Panel 2 is “We Must Build a Worldwide System of Revolutionary, Pan-African, and International Alliances.” Invited participants for this Panel include: American Indian Movement, the Irish Republican Socialist Movement, the Iraqi Resistance Movement, Black Left Unity, the Global African Congress, the Universal Negro Improvement Association, the National Association of Arab Americans, and the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (GC).

Our rally will follow the Symposium from 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm at Malcolm X Park (Lower Level) located at 16th Street and Florida Ave, NW Washington, D.C. It will also feature political and cultural presentations from revolutionary and progressive parties, organizations, movements and groups also representing struggling and oppressed Peoples worldwide. Invited participants for the Rally include: African National Congress * African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde * African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence * Afro-Venezuela Network * Alliance for Global Justice * American Indian Movement * Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization * Azanian Peoples Organization * Baath Party-Syria * Black Agenda * Black Commentary * Black Consciousness Movement-Azania * Black Consciousness Movement-Brazil * Black Leadership Forum * Black Left Unity * Black Radical Congress * Black United Fund of Illinois * Black Workers for Justice * Bolivarian Circles * Campaign for Labor Rights * Cease Fire * Cham Cha Mapinduzi-Tanzania * Chinese Communist Party * Cimarrones Students-HU * CISPES * Communist Party Vietnam * Convention Peoples Party * Critical Resistance * Cuban Communist Party * Dalit Voice * DC Statehood Green Party * December 12th Movement * Dominica Labor Party * Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front * Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front * Fondassyon Mapous * Free Jamil al-Amin * Free the Cuba 5 * Free the Move 9 * Friends & Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal * Friends of the Congo * Front for the Liberation of Mozambique * Global African Congress * Harlem Tenants Association * IFCO/Pastors for Peace * Iraqi Resistance Movement * Irish Republican Socialist Movement * Jericho Movement * Kwame Ture Society * Latin American Solidarity Committee * Million Women March * Millions More Movement * Movement for Socialism-Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples * N’COBRA * Nation of Islam * National Action Network * National Association for the Advancement of Colored People * National Association of Arab Americans * National Black United Front * National Conference of Black Lawyers * National Conference of Negro Women * National Hip Hop Political Convention * National Lawyers Guild * National Network on Cuba * National Urban League * Nationalist Black Leadership Coalition * New African People's Organization * New Black Panther Party * Nicaragua Network * Nyumburu Cultural Center - University of Maryland * One Common Unity * Pan-African Youth/Student Movement * Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania * Parti de la Révolution Populaire Africaine de Guinée * People’s Front for Democracy and Justice-Eritrea * Peoples' Hurricane Relief Fund * Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola * Praxis Project * Prolibertad * RainbowPush Coalition * Republic of New Afrika * Sandinista National Liberation Front * School of Americas Watch * Socialist Party of Azania * South West African People's Organization * Southern Christian Leadership Conference * United Socialist Party of Venezuela * Universal Negro Improvement Association * US Organization * Venceremos Brigade * War Resisters League * Worker's Party of Korea * World African Diaspora Union * Zapatista Movement * Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front

We specifically request that your organization submit (electronically or hard copy) a brief Message of Solidarity with African Liberation Day and the African and World Revolution. Your organization’s presence and Message will be acknowledged, and Symposium and Rally participants will be encouraged to introduce themselves to your organizations representative(s). Please bring 1st Amendment protected literature that you wish to distribute, for free, at Malcolm X Park. Our permit does not allow vending or the collection of monies.

RSVP us at ald@a-aprp-gc.org by Friday, May 21, if you and your organization will be participating in our African Liberation Day 2010 activities. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this invitation, please contact Banbose Shango, Mwalimu Keita, or Wesley Brown at (202) 719-0529; info@a-aprp-gc.org. You may also visit our website: http://www.a-aprp-gc.org for more information about our Party.